MEMBERS ROBERT S. HARRISON CHAIRMAN m '{A NLEY M. GURWIN VICE CHAIRMAN 2HARLES C. VINCENT. M.D. SECRETARY HON. MARTIN M. DOCTOROFF REMONA A. GREEN PATRICK J. KEATING THEODORE P. ZEGOURAS
STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOHN F. VAN BOLT E X E C U N DIC)EClOR 6 GENERAL COUNSEL
SUITE 1280 333 W. FORT STREET DETROIT. MICHIGAN 4@2?6 Area Ccdn 313 9635553
F i l e No. DP 178185 Kenneth Me S c o t t , P 32833, F l i n t , M I 48502 by t h e Attorney D i s c i p l i n e inc reas ing a hear ing panel o r d e r suspension of 180 days t o a suspens ion of t h r e e years. 1 ) Suspension - t h r e e yea r s ;
2) E f f e c t i v e August 19 , 1987. The hear ing panel ordered t h a t t h e Respondent be suspended f o r 180 days as t h e r e s u l t of i t s f i n d i n g s t h a t he commingled and misappropr ia ted
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funds i n h i s capac i ty a s conserva tor of an e s t a t e and t h a t he oversaw t h e p r e p a r a t i o n and f i l i n g of f a l s e documents wi th t h e Probate Court. The Respondent and t h e Grievance Administrator p e t i t i o n e d t h e Board f o r review of t h e pane l ' s f a c t u a l f i n d i n g s and f o r modi f ica t ion of t h i s d i s c i p l i n e imposed. The Board a f f i rmed t h e pane l ' s f i n d i n g s t h a t funds r e p r e s e n t i n g a n e t r e c o v e r y t o t h e e r t a t e o f $18,880.00 were d e p o s i t e d i n t h e t r u s t account of Respondent's lawfirm on May 11, 1983 but then t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e f i r m ' s gene ra l account and d i sbu r sed t o persons o t h e r than t h e c l i e n t by June 7 , 1983. The Board a l s o a f f i rmed t h e f i n d i n g t h a t Respondent i n s t r u c t e d h i s c l i e n t s t o s i g n c e r t a i n back-dated notes and r e c e i p t s which were intended t o be f i l e d wi th t h e Probate Court. Two a d d i t i o n a l counts d i s m i s s e d by t h e p a n e l were found by t h e Board t o be a d m i t t e d by Respondent. Those counts a l l e g e d t h a t Respondent knowingly d e l i v e r e d checks t o the c l i e n t and t h e succes so r f i d u c i a r y without s u f f i c i e n t funds i n t h e account. Respondent's conduct was found t o be i n v i o l a t i o n of MCR
7 and 9 of t h e Code of P r o f e s s i o n a l DR 1-102(A)(4-6); DR 6-101(A)(3); DR 7-101(A)(3) and DR Tota l c o s t s i n t h i s ma t t e r were assessed i n t h e amount o f
9.104(1-4) and Canon's 1, 6 , Respons ib i l i t y , 9-102(A)(B)(2-4). $3180.06.
The d i s c i p l i n e imposed by t h e panel was increased t o a suspension of t h r e e years. I n a f u r t h e r o r d e r da ted March 17, 1988, Respondent's Motion f o r Re 'P con c si ; derat ion was denied. ; I?;:j
C John P; VanBolt Date[ MAY 12 1988